2021, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. As Forbes reported earlier this year, gross total sales reached $2.54 billion as of Dec. Marijuana reform legislation is about opening up markets. Risks at least on par with those of sugary drinks.īut is the prospect of dispensing medical marijuana to schoolchildren really about assisting in their care?
Recreational use may impact the developing brain and has been linked to cognitive impairments.
The study authors looked at risks of recreational cannabis use while noting there are differences in frequency, dosing and potency. If the Legislature is interested in studies of medical marijuana and children, they need look no further than the American Academy of Pediatrics.Ī 2017 study found medical cannabinoids may benefit children undergoing chemotherapy and those who have epilepsy.Įven so, the AAP was cautious, noting that research on long-term risks in children is limited. “The cannabis control commission, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of public health, shall conduct a study on the possession, administration and consumption of medical marijuana, as defined in chapter 94I, at public or private schools in the commonwealth as it relates to students,” the proposed law reads.Īccording to Chapter 941 of Massachusetts General Laws, medical marijuana is for the use of those with a ”debilitating medical condition” - cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other conditions as determined in writing by a registered qualifying patient’s registered health care professional. Why then did Beacon Hill pols tuck a proposal to study giving students access to medical marijuana into cannabis reform legislation?
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